Beautiful 1974 Masi Gran Criterium, owned by Mike Kelly. This bike has a lot of cool little drillium touches and details. Painted and milled cranks and front derailleur. Painted 3T stem. Intricate drillium on the rear derailleur. Milled and painted brake levers.Milled and drilled brakes. The milling on the brake arms where the pads bolt on is especially neat.Milled … Continue reading Bikes from Cirque, Part 2
Classic bike ride- Hill Cycle I rode
photo by Jed Kornbluh Curtis and I were dressed in all wool, knit gloves, old Detto cleated shoes and toe-clips and straps.I even wrapped an extra spare tubular tire around my shoulders in case of a puncture. The 100 ride was fun and spirited and thanks to Jed and Mel Kornbluh for organizing it. I look … Continue reading Classic bike ride- Hill Cycle I rode
Hill Cycle show bike- Drillium at it’s finest
A beautiful early 1970s Holdsworth decaled as a Hill Cycle, the premier pro cycling shop for many decades in the Philadelphia area. This was the show bike, detailing some of the high quality drillium that they were capable of doing. Back in the early 1970s, drilling and milling parts was all the rage in the … Continue reading Hill Cycle show bike- Drillium at it’s finest
thinking about starting again
my life has been rather hectic this year, it started off well, but then went a bit south of heaven.,It has not stopped me from traveling around, taking cool pictures of cool bikes.so the next few posts will be of interesting bikes or parts or both,.(click on pictures for larger view)Art Stump drillium bike.Ottusi Drillium … Continue reading thinking about starting again